Why Can’t I Stop Worrying, Being Anxious, and Having Catastrophic Thinking?

Journal Prompt:

1. What kinds of things do I worry about?

2. Do my worrisome thoughts lead to anxious feelings in my body?

3. Does my worry and anxiety lead to catastrophizing thoughts?

4. How many of my worries, anxious thoughts, or catastrophizing has actually come true?

5. Am I worrying, feeling anxious, or catastrophizing because I think I can’t handle situations or don’t have control over them? If so, what do I have control over and what qualities do I have to handle things?

6. What was the last thing you worried about? Felt anxious about? Or catastrophized about?

7. Did any of the things you thought about in question 6 actually happen?

8. How did you handle the situations that you thought about in question 6? Did you handle it positively so that it didn’t become a problem?

9. Has anything you worried about, felt anxious about, or catastrophized about actually ever happened?

10. If it did happen, what could you do differently in the future to handle it in a more positive way?